December 1st

December is already here and the countdown to Christmas is on !

We will be continuing our look at patterns and making patterns with cube-a-links, as well as creating patterns from materials we find in the classroom.

In class we will be reading Mrs Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley. This is the first of three Mrs Wishy Washy books that we will be exploring. We will be using the book as a launching point to practice our trick words, one to one correspondence, syllables, and sequencing. The letters this week are v and w. The trick word is "you".

Holiday Concert

The morning and afternoon concerts for Kindergarten are on Tuesday, December 9h. This year we are asking students to come dressed in what their family decides is best for their concert performance. The children are wearing headbands for the performance, so for the children with long hair, lower ponytails etc.. would be easier when they go to put them on. 

November 24th

Thank you for attending the Parent-Teacher conferences. I really enjoyed meeting  with all of you and getting to know your children better through your eyes.

This week we will continue our unit on nursery rhymes and fairy tales. We will be reading the book Each Peach Pear Plum which features many of the characters that appear in the nursery rhymes we have been reading. We will be reading Goldilocks and the  Three Bears and doing some retelling and rhyme activities. 

It will be a three letter week in Fundations- l,h and k.  The trick word is "in".

In numeracy we will begin looking at patterns and sorting items by attributes ( size, colour, shape, etc...). We will be discovering patterns around us, as well as creating two part patterns of our own.

November 17th

Thank you for signing up to attend the Parent-Teacher conferences. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you this week.  If you have not already done so please use the following link to sign up. 

School Appointments 

This week we will continue our unit on nursery rhymes and fairy tales. We will be using Humpty Dumpty as a launching point for some sequencing, writing, rhyming and part part whole activities. We will be using materials that we can find in the classroom to build walls and see what will happen to Humpty when he falls. 

Our letters this week are "p" and "j" and the trick word is "go".  The kindergarten classes thought that because our letters are P & J this week, that we should celebrate by having a Pajama Day (P.J. Day).  We will be doing this on Thursday to wrap up the week. 

Just a reminder that there are no classes this Friday, November 21st due to Parent Teacher conferences.

Glen Stewart is having National Jersey Day on Wednesday.

November 12th

This week we will be starting a unit on nursery rhymes and fairy tales. The class  will be doing a lot of rhyming, writing and word play activities, as well as comparing different versions of the stories. If your child has any favorite books they would like to show the class please feel free to send them in.

Our letters/word this week are the same as last week- r and e and  "we". In Writer's Workshop we will be learning that illustrators use pencils and that illustrators label illustrations.

In numeracy we are doing some part part whole and number recognition activities with the quantity of five.

November 3rd

 I hope everyone took advantage of the extra hours sleep. 

The children had a wonderful time during the Halloween celebrations. Thank you for your generous treat contributions!

This short week and next, our letters will be e and r and the trick word is "we". We will be continuing to practice rhyming and doing some writing about all the wonderful stories your children have to tell.

 In numeracy we will be continuing to  work with five frames and looking at the various combinations of five.

We will be talking about Remembrance Day this week and preparing a wreath for our classroom. Just a reminder that there will be no school on Monday, November 10th ( Teacher Administration Day) and Tuesday, November 11th in honour of Remembrance Day.

There is also no school this Thursday and Friday ( November 6th and 7th ) due to the annual PEITF convention for teachers.

October 20th

Halloween is right around the corner! Our class party will be on Friday, October 31st. You can either dress your child in their costume if it is an easy one to wear ( please keep in mind trips to the bathroom), or you can send in the costume and we will get dressed in them before the party. I plan on having the party first thing in the morning and changing out of their costumes before recess. This will hopefully save on outside wear and tear and they will still have a costume left to wear on Halloween night. Please make sure they have street clothes to change back into if they come in their costumes. 

Our letters this week are "d" and "s" and the trick word is "is". Our topic for Writer's Workshop will be that illustrators illustrate colourful stories and that illustrators try their best.  In numeracy, we will be counting and creating sets of Halloween creatures , focusing on the numbers four and five as well as doing some sequencing activities with pumpkins.

October 14th

Happy Thanksgiving!

This week we will continue on with Fall and Halloween fun. We will be counting Halloween items and making bat windsocks. The class will be looking at pumpkins and comparing and arranging them from biggest to smallest. Our letters this week are "a" and "g" and the trick word is "like". We will be doing some more activities that focus on syllables and rhyming. 

We will be having a class costume party on the Friday, October 31st . I will send out some more information in next week's update.  If anyone is sending in treats to share from home, please keep in mind that we are a peanut/nut, and fish free school.

October 6th

October is flying by and Thanksgiving is approaching. The class will be counting feathers to decorate turkeys, as well as writing about things that we are thankful for.  We will be practicing number formation using our whiteboards with the focus on 2& 3.  

Our letters this week are "c" and "o" and the trick word is "the".  I will be sending home a laminated sheet with the Fundations writing grid on it and a white board marker. This is yours to keep and use with your child if they would like to do some extra letter printing using the Fundations wording. We will be working on syllables and some Fall/Halloween rhyming. In Writer's Workshop we will be talking about how illustrators use tools and that illustrators use sticks, circles, and boxes when they draw.

Book Fair- The school will be hosting our Scholastic Book Fair fundraiser this week. The flyers were sent home last week and each class will have an opportunity to visit the fair. Our class will be visiting the Book Fair on Monday but there is no obligation to make a purchase.

Picture Day

Just a reminder that picture day is Tuesday, October 7th.

There are no classes for students on Friday, October 10th due to a Professional Learning Day for staff and there are no classes on Monday, October 13th in observance of Thanksgiving.

September 29th

It is hard to believe that we are almost one full month into school and are heading into October! This week we will be doing some Fall  and Thanksgiving related literacy and numeracy activities.

We will be counting leaves to match to a number, as well as doing a roll the dice and colour in the apple activity to work on number recognition (1-6). 

At this point in the year, kindergarten students mainly use pictures to tell their stories when writing. We have been learning that storytellers share stories, retell stories and act out stories. Our letters this week are i and u and our trick word is "can".

The big book we are reading this week is I Was Walking Down the Road by Sarah E. Barchas. It is a rhyming book that talks about all the animals that the little girl in the story finds on her walk. It is a fun story for predicting and identifying rhyming words. The following link is a YouTube  video of a read aloud of the story. 

I Was Walking Down the Road 

Some reminders for upcoming events

Monday- Orange Shirt Day

Tuesday- No school in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Wednesday- UPEI Nurses Teddy Bear Clinic -  Your children can bring in their stuffed animals or dolls for some TLC from our UPEI nursing students.

Picture Day is October 7th for English kindergarten classes.

Orange Shirt Day

Glen Stewart will be having Orange Shirt Day on Monday, September 29th

Orange Shirt Day is September 30th. Every Child Matters is a movement that is sweeping our country and YOU are invited to become a part of it! At six years old, Phyllis Webstad was excited about starting school. Her grandmother took her shopping and Phyllis picked out a shiny orange shirt to wear on the first day of residential school. Her new shirt was taken from her on that first day and she never saw it again. Phyllis' story is similar to many residential school survivors. Held annually on September 30th, this day honours these survivors of Indian Residential Schools. 

September 22nd

Monday marks the beginning of Fall. We will be starting to talk about the season and all the various topics that surround this, such as leaves, pumpkins, and Thanksgiving. We will be reading the big book Changing Colours and creating books of our own. We will also be reading the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Eric Carle . I will be using the story as a launching point for some retelling, colouring ,sequencing  and number identification activities.

We have finished up our Fundations orientation week and have begun Unit One. The focus letters  are "n" and "m" as well as last week's letter t, b and f. We will also begin to talk about sight words (high-frequency) or "trick words" as they are referred to in Fundations. This week's trick words are "I' and "see" .

In numeracy we will be working on counting and creating sets, as well as reviewing last week's concept of more, fewer, and as many as.

Glen Stewart will be having our annual Terry Fox run on Thursday. 

Terry Fox Run/Walk

 In 1980, Terry Fox faced considerable challenges while running the equivalent of a marathon a day for 143 days during his 3,339 mile Marathon of Hope.  It was all about effort for Terry.  He challenged himself every day with one goal in mind: raise the most money he could to end cancer.  Now it's Glen Stewart Primary School's turn.

On Thursday, September 25th the students of Glen Stewart Primary School will be walking and running around the school playground in memory of Terry Fox.  We are asking students to make a small donation of a twoonie or a loonie to help raise money for Terry's cause.  Students can bring donations to their classroom teacher or families can make a donation of their choice directly to the Terry Fox Foundation by clicking on the following link:  

Terry Fox School Donation 

September 15th

We are  working on our fine motor skills and pencil grasp. The children will be doing a section from the program "Handwriting Without Tears" called Mat Man. It helps to develop a child's body awareness, drawing, and counting skills.

We will be continuing to get to know one another in class and doing some All About Me books. The class will be talking about our favorite foods, toys etc... and all the things that make us all unique and special. This week also marks the beginning of our Fundations program. I will be sending home an information packet about this literacy based program with your child this week.

In numeracy we will be starting some number sense activities concentrating on the concepts of fewer, as many as, and more.

Just a reminder of the upcoming Meet The Teacher evening this  Wednesday from 6-6:15.

September 9th 

This week in class we will be working on establishing our classroom routines and expectations. We will be talking about what is acceptable behaviour both in our classroom and out on the playground. Our class will be reading the book “Hands Are Not for Hitting” and we will be doing some activities around what positive things that we can use our hands for. We want kindergarten to be a happy and safe environment for everyone! We will also be learning about each other this week and finding out what makes us all special and unique. We will be talking about birthdays and how we got our names. I will be sending home a sheet for you to fill out the story of how your child got their name and then sharing these stories with each other as they are returned. Thank you for helping out with this activity.  The class will be involved in various literacy activities  and we will be working on our scissor skills as well.

If you have not already had an opportunity to do so, please sign and return the forms that were sent home in your child's homework bag last week. Thank you and have a great week!

Meet The Teacher Night- We will be having a Meet the Teacher night on Wednesday, September 17th at 6:00.  I look forward to seeing you then.